Judging juveniles : prosecuting adolescents in adult and juvenile courts / Aaron Kupchik.
"By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal (adult) courts, Aaron Kupchik finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with our cultural understandings of youthfulness. As a result, adolescents who are transferred to criminal courts ar...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2006]
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| Series: | New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series.
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| Summary: | "By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal (adult) courts, Aaron Kupchik finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with our cultural understandings of youthfulness. As a result, adolescents who are transferred to criminal courts are still judged as juveniles. Ultimately, Kupchik makes a compelling argument for the suitability of juvenile courts in treating adolescents. Judging Juveniles suggests that justice would be better served if adolescents were handled by the system designed to address their special needs."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0814747949 9780814747940 0814747744 9780814747742 |